Brooke: Marcus, I want you to think about what you're saying. These are
serious allegations. Besides, Owen agreed with Donna not to take Eric off the
respirator. He didn't want Eric to die.

Marcus: No, that's how it looks.

Brooke: None of this makes sense. If he really did poison Eric, wouldn't he
want Donna to sign that paper?

Marcus: I don't know. It depends what he's after. Look, I don't have all the
pieces to the puzzle, Brooke. Look, I don't know why Owen would want to keep
Eric alive. I mean, maybe he thought the poison needed more time to kick out of
Eric's system. Maybe Owen thought that, you know, Eric's kids would take
Mom out
of the will. I don't know. It could be a lot of things. But it's not a
coincidence, and he shouldn't be hanging around her. Now he's at the house right
now, and I gotta get back there.

Brooke: What--Marcus!

(Respirator hisses)

Ridge: We protect family. That's what Dad always did.

Bridget: You just thought you were protecting him, too.

Ridge: I could have killed him, Bridget. I was ready to take him off life
support.

Bridget: I know. I know, but at least you-- you did what you thought he
wanted. You thought he was in a lot of pain, Ridge.

Ridge: Is he?

Bridget: (Sighs) I don't know. I don't. I don't know if-- I don't know if
he'll ever wake up. I don't know if he'll be the man that he was. I-I-I just
don't know.

Ridge: But there could be a chance, right?

Bridget: If there is, it's slight.

Ridge: But it's not impossible. It can't be. (Machines beeping)

Bridget: Everybody knows how much you love him. Everybody knows how much he
loves you.

Ridge: Oh, Dad. (Sighs) I don't know if you can hear me. I just want you to
know how horrible I feel. (Sighs) if I made a mistake, if I misunderstood, I am
so sorry.

Ridge: I don't want you to die. But I don't want you to suffer either.

Ridge: No, Jackie, Jackie. You can have some time with him. Come on. Visiting
hours aren't up yet. It's okay.

Jackie: Thank you.

Jackie: None of this would have happened, Eric, if you'd made your life with
me.

Owen: Look, I'm not here to cause any problems. I'm just gonna go.

Donna: No, wait. Wait.

Marcus: No, Mom, I'm serious this time.

Donna: Marcus--

Marcus: Now if he doesn't leave, I'm gonna punch him in the face,
Mom.

Donna: Marcus, wh--what are you doing?

Marcus: Mom, I'm protecting you.

Donna: From Owen? If it weren't for him, Eric might be dead right now. He--he
kept me from making the worst mistake in my life.

Marcus: No, I know exactly what Owen's been doing. That's why he needs to
leave.

Donna: Wait--

Marcus: And this time, don't come back.

Donna: Stop it.

Owen: Donna, listen, it's okay. I'll let the two of you talk. I'll be around
if you need me.

Donna: He does not deserve to be treated like that.

Marcus: No, Mom, he deserves to be locked up.

Donna: Marcus, Owen is my friend. He has supported me. I mean, look at the
dinner he made me.

Marcus: Mom, he made you dinner? Did you eat it?

Donna: Yes.

Marcus: Are you okay? Do you feel nauseous? Are you dizzy?

Donna: Yes, I'm okay.

Marcus: Look, Mom, if you feel anything, okay, let me know, okay? I'll call
9-1-1. Now what did Owen do with the bottle that he gave Eric at the pool party?

Donna: It's gone.

Marcus: What? He--he drank the whole thing?

Donna: O-Owen poured it out. Wh--

Marcus: So he got rid of it.

Donna: I--oh, my God. I-I was--I was depressed. I was trying to numb my pain.
I--he knew that I was gonna make a mistake. He--he--he poured it in the upstairs
bar.

Marcus: Upstairs. So he poured it upstairs. So where's it at upstairs? Is it
up there?

Donna: No. Wh--what do you-- what do you care?

Marcus: Mom, look, this is very important, okay? Now when Owen gave Eric the
bottle of Gin, did he ever drink it?

Donna: Yes, he made a Martini.

Marcus: When?

Donna: The night of his heart attack.

Marcus: Okay, how long before he collapsed?

Donna: Why-- why is this important? Will--will you just tell me what's going
on here?

Marcus: Okay, Mom. Mom--Mom, look. Listen. Did you ever drink one?

Donna: No, I-I-I hate that stuff. It tastes like rubbing alcohol.

Marcus: Okay, now did you ever say that to Owen? I mean, he must have known.
He couldn't risk hurting you.

Donna: Marcus-- Marcus, why are you asking all these questions? You're
really, really making me nervous.

Marcus: Okay, Mom, I don't think Eric's heart attack was an accident at all.
I think it had something to do with Owen and the bottle of gin he gave Eric.
There was something in the Gin.

Donna: Oh, you are not serious. You think Owen poisoned Eric?

Marcus: Yes, Mom, I do. .

Donna: Owen did not try to kill my husband.

Marcus: Well, I think he did, Mom. I just need time to prove it, okay? Now
please, now listen to me, okay? Please. Don't tell Owen that I suspect this, all
right? And if he comes around here again, you call the police. If he shows up at
your office again, you call the police. Whatever you do, do not let him near
you, Mom. This is important.

Donna: Okay-- okay, th--this is not possible. Owen could not do this. Now I
do not believe that anyone could hurt Eric intentionally.

Jackie: It breaks my heart to see you like this, Eric. Such a strong, vibrant
man. Such a good friend. More for a while. I still think we could have made each
other very, very happy, you know? And then you wouldn't be here fighting for
your life.

Ridge: Maybe I should have stayed at the hospital.

Brooke: The doctor said they'd call if there's any change. Besides, the kids
really miss their daddy. It'd be great if you could take them to camp in the
morning.

Ridge: You going into work?

Brooke: I do have an early meeting.

Ridge: Let me know if you see Steffy and Marcus hanging around together, will
ya?

Brooke: I did see Marcus today, and trust me, I really don't think his top
priority is Steffy.

Steffy: Hey, you.

Marcus: Hmm?

Steffy: You take care of that thing you had to do?

Marcus: No, not quite.

Steffy: You seem kind of wound up still.

Marcus: Yeah, well, I'm gonna be until I can figure this out.

Steffy: Is it about my granddad?

Marcus: Look, I'm not gonna get into it, not until I'm sure.

Bridget: Oh, hey, Marcus. A nurse came in a minute ago and told me that you--
you wanted to talk to me?

Marcus: Yeah, I do. You think, um, you think we can talk in private?

Bridget: Sure.

Steffy: Stay here. I'll-- I have to get a coffee anyways.

Bridget: Wh--what's up?

Marcus: Bridget, you gotta check your dad's blood.

Bridget: Oh, it's already been tested.

Marcus: No, you gotta check it for poison.

Bridget: Poison?

Marcus: Yeah. Look, the night of your dad's heart attack, he made a Martini
from the bottle of gin Owen gave him, okay? Remember at the pool party? It was a
gift.

Bridget: Okay.

Marcus: Now nobody else had any, but when Donna tried, Owen freaked out and
poured it down the sink. Now the bottle went in the trash, so the only way we
can make sure--

Brooke: (Laughs) You need to save your energy for your father, your mother,
your brothers, your sisters. I can take care of the kids and the company.

Ridge: (Chuckles) What would I do without you?

Brooke: Mm, do you really want me to answer that?

Ridge: No, not really.

Brooke: Mm.

Ridge: Why aren't we married already?

Brooke: We will be.

Ridge: I should have dragged you up to the altar when my dad got married.

Brooke: Nice. A double wedding with your father and Donna.

Ridge: Well, it might have been my last chance to get married with my dad
standing right next to me.

Brooke: It will happen. We will get married. And when we do, your dad will be
right there with us.

Bridget: You really believe that my father was poisoned?

Marcus: I-I-I don't know until you run the test.

Bridget: Marcus, I-- (sighs) I know that you don't trust Owen, but do you
really think that he's capable of murder?

Marcus: Well--well--well, your dad was a healthy man. I mean, he never had
any heart troubles before.

Bridget: He has been under a lot of stress.

Marcus: Look, Mom filled me in on the family history. Okay, now if anybody
can deal with that type of tension, it's this man. Now either someone or
something pushed this man over the edge.

Bridget: Look, it really doesn't matter anyway. Anything he ingested right
before the heart attack is out of his system now.

Marcus: Damn. So we can't prove it?

Bridget: Oh, Marcus, I don't know. I-I don't know. (Sighs) He had blood tests
done the night he came into the E.R., but it was just a standard Chem panel.
If--if the sample hasn't been thrown away, then we can probably do a tox screen
now.

Marcus: What? They didn't do that when he got checked in?

Bridget: Well, he-- the EKG said he had a heart attack. Why would we test for
poison?

Marcus: Bridget, you gotta help me, okay? I need to know, all right? My mom
could be in serious danger. Now if I'm right about Owen and he did try to kill
your dad, he is one sick, vicious man.

Owen: But he's not making it very easy, is he? He's got you wondering about
me again. I can tell. But that's okay, 'cause, hey, you know what? Maybe I
should thank him. 'Cause I'm a lucky man to be on the mind of such a beautiful
woman.

Donna: (Chuckles)

Owen: Well, unless she's about to ask me to leave town again.

Donna: No, I'm not.

Owen: Good. Come on, we're a team. Look, I know you're getting a lot of
static about me, but that's all it is. Don't lose faith in me. You know how I
feel. We're in this together. I'm right by your side all the way, just you a me.

Marcus: What did Owen do to you, Eric? What has he got planned for my mom?
I'm trying to look out for her, man, but she doesn't get that. You know how she
is. She has trouble seeing the bad in people. That's probably one of the reasons
why you love her so much. But Mom's good heart is leading her into some serious
trouble. I-I mean, I'm trying to do everything I possibly can to look out for
her, everything I know how. I mean, I got Bridget working on it, too. We're
gonna stop Owen, and then maybe Bridget can help you get out of this situation
so you can come back to us, especially Mom. She really misses you. The way you
love her-- I get the feeling that she's never felt that before-- being accepted
for who she is. So I thank you for loving her and looking out, and looking out
for me, too. Now it's time that I return the favor for the both of you.

Marcus: Bridget, what did you find? Was I right? Did Owen poison Eric?

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